Places mojavenc Wants to Go

The only Shinto shrine in Europe that has been officially sanctioned by Japan.

High in the clouds of San Marino sits an ancient tower with some curious prisoner graffiti.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Italy's curious field of mud volcanoes is named for being both gross AND salty.

Ham is serious business at the Prosciutto Museum-Serious, delicious business.

Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.

This magical-looking island is notorious for the misfortunes suffered by its owners.

A sulfuric hellscape in southern Italy.

The oldest volcanology research center in the world.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

A surreal botanical garden with an even more surreal tour guide.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.

According to the legend, this structure was built in a single night with the help of the devil.

Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

At more than 5,000 years old, these structures are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.